Fast registration with approval (restrained): The access to this collection is restricted to the Validation teams members registered to the ESA EarthCARE Validation Portal - Data Access & Policies.

Access Steps:

1. Go to ESA EarthCARE Validation Portal - Data Access & Policies. 
2. Review and accept the EarthCARE Validation Team (ECVT) Portal Privacy Notice and Consent Form. 
3. Read the Cookies Policy page and then click Next to continue.
4. Log in to the ECVT Portal.
5. Browse and download the available products.

EarthCARE data can also be discovered and downloaded through the use of APIs (e.g. STAC) through the ESA MAAP Catalogue, using access tokens. Go to the MAAP Catalogue guide to learn more about how to use APIs.

This EarthCARE collection is restricted, and contains the following data products:

• Level 2A (L2A): Single-Instrument Geophysical ProductsThese products are derived from individual instrument data onboard EarthCARE. They provide detailed geophysical parameters and properties specific to each instrument's capabilities. 
  Example: cloud and aerosol properties derived solely from radar or lidar measurements, offering high-resolution insights into atmospheric phenomena.

• Level 2B (L2B): Synergistic Geophysical Products 
  Synergistic Geophysical Products L2B products leverage data from multiple EarthCARE instruments to generate comprehensive, synergistic geophysical datasets.  
  By combining measurements from instruments like radar, lidar, and radiometers, these products offer a more integrated view of cloud-aerosol interactions and atmospheric dynamics.
  Compared to single-instrument outputs, synergistic products offer: 
  • enhanced accuracy,
  • greater depth,
  • support for detailed studies of complex atmospheric processes.